Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-09
SHOWING NERVE.
SOUTH BOSTON RECOVERING FROM rHx
LATE fIR..
The Losses People Cheerful and Deter.
mined-The Tobacco Market
Railroad Outlook.


Railroad Outlook.
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iccrrcspondence Of the Richmond p!spasch.l
South BosroN, Va, March 8, 1887.
The recent fire here still furnishes
the most absorbing theme OF converse
ton. People come to town every day
TO witness for themselves the destruc-
ton wrought by the flames, and gaze
with curious, wondering eyes upon the
black ard desolate area burned.
In the haste of telcgraphing stated
that Major Edmondson lost three build
ings only, when the truth is he lost
eleven, counting stables and various
out-bnildings attached 10 his warehouse
and prizcries. His aggregate loss In
dollars and cents, however, remains
about as first reported. The fire swept
Two solid squares on Main street,
from Mr.. q. l.. Faulkner's resi-
dence down TO Easley, Owen 4
Co.'S store, and back to Broad street,
upon which Darlington & Co. s factory
and several other buildings which were
burned stood. IL is gratifying to be
able 10 state that, as the first shock OF
the fire wears off. our people are re-
covering with wonderful quickness their
we'll. known nerve and enterprise. The
work OF rebuilding the burned district
will be begun at once, and brick instead
of frame buildings win be erected. Mr.
J. NJ. Darlington has already made ar
rangoments TO resume his tobacco
manufacturing at an early day. Mr..
w. ID. Rarbour's hardware store viii
soon be in process of erection. Indeed,
all the buildings burned Will be replaced
as quickly as possible. The greatest
loser by the fire is, as / have reported,
Major II. A. Edmondson. The day
after the fire he received an order for
$1,000 or &c. 0O0 worth of bright cutters
from large manufacturing establish
ment in Richmond. Major Edmond
son, however, is a man Of such wonder
full elasticity, and his powers of recn-
peration are so great, that L doubt
whether any disaster would break his
spirit. He is pow as bright and cheer
full as ever. and has entered actively
into partnership with another warehouse
here, of which he has been part pro-
prietor in the past.
The tobacco market, / am here re-
minded, is as active as could be expect
ed. The weather has not been at all
favorable for marketing, but still breaks
at all the warehouses have kept up well,
and boom is looked for in sales as
soon as n good season comes.
RAILROAD.
Halifax is greatly gratified by and
reioices over the result Of the railroad |
election in Portsmouth last Saturday,
when that beautiful city subscribed |
$50, 900 TO the Atlantic and Danville
railroad Hon. Paul c. Edmunds, |
Major Fdmondson, and Mr.. Joseph |
Stebbins, of this county, went TO Ports
mouth last week in response to urgent |
kilograms from Mr. Tillar, and made
speeches in behalf of the subscription
at the final meeting before the election.
All these gentlemen have returned, and
soy that theyare more than ever pleased
with the outlook for the Atlantic and
Danville. They believe the road will
surely be built in the near future, and
that il is destined to be a splendid
line.
The engineers surveying the Lynch
burg, Halifax and North Carolina rail-
road are finishing their field work as
fast as possible, and will in a short time
be able to lay their surveys and esti-
mates before the Board of Directors,
who will then adopt the route of the
road, after which the work OF construc-
ton will begin.
When these two great lines of rail- |
road pass through Halifax the county |
will be one OF the wealthiest and most |
progressive in Virginia, and capitalists
are already prospecting with the view
of investment.
POLITICAL.
IN accordance with the resolutions of |
the County Executive Committee OF
the Democratic party passed at the |
meeting held at Halifax Courthouse on |
last couIt-day meetings will be held at |
the various precincts in the county at
3 o'clock z. NJ. on Saturday, March 10,
1887, for the purpose of electing dele
gates to represent said precincts in the |
County Convention, which will be held |
at halifax Courthouse on Monday, |
March Dist, TO nominate candi- |
dates for county and district Of
ficers. The several precincts are
entitled TO the following number of
delegates, with corresponding number
of alternates South Boston, Z; Hall
fax Courthouse, Z; News Ferry, l
Whitlock, l A; Brooklyn, 2; Vernon
Hill, 6; Ridgway, 2; Meadsyllle, 3 4;
Republican Grove, 5; Martins, 3; Ca
tawba, 3; Cross Roads, 2; Mt. Laurel,
/; Clay's Mill, 9; Clover, 6; Dryburg, !
2; Scottsburg, 3; Red Bank, 4 Mid |
way, 9; Omega, 2; Mayo, .; Hyco,
9; Black Walnut, 4; Mt. Carmel, 4 ; |
Brandon's, l.
A ticket in opposition to the Demo
cratic nominees will be in the field. |
From what / can learn this opposition |
ticket will be another coalition" the
present plan being to put one or more
of the strongest Democratic nominees
upon it and ill up with Radicals and
Labor candidates. OF course no one
will be deceived, and it is confidently |
expected that our county offices will |
remain in the hands of Democrats
able, competent, and upright.
BURNED 10 DEATH.
Last Sunday morning the body Of
Miss Betsy Cumby was found in her
house burned almost beyond recogni-
ton. She was an old lady, and lived a
lonely, hermit-like life about five miles
from Halifax Courthouse. 1t is sup
posed that she fell into the fire while
sick.
A very interesting revival has been
in progress the last week at the Baptist
church at Halifax Courthouse. Many
have professed conversion, and the in-
terest in the meeting continues. Rev.
j. NJ. Luck, the pastor, assisted by
Rev. Mr.. Tucker, of the Methodist
church., is conducting the meeting.
DR.. Andrew Early was few days ago
called to Nelson county by a telegram
stating that his daughter, Miss Mary
Early, and his niece, Miss Sallie Har-
MS, were i'll with diphtheria. The Doctor
has returned, and reports the condition |